On Tuesday 16 April, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, called on the EU to adopt a large-scale industrial plan as a priority for European Commission’s next term of office, following the European elections.
Speaking at a conference on the future of the EU’s energy and climate policies organised by the College of Europe, Mr Birol went back over what he considered to be Europe’s three major historic mistakes in the energy field.
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